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Scott's Reference Library
Psalm 90:12 through Psalm 90:17 (NIV)
12 Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Relent, O LORD! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.
17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 12-17
Those who would learn true wisdom, must pray for Divine instruction, must beg to
be taught by the Holy Spirit; and for comfort and joy in the returns of God’s
favour. They pray for the mercy of God, for they pretend not to plead any merit
of their own. His favour would be a full fountain of future joys. It would be a
sufficient balance to former griefs. Let the grace of God in us produce the
light of good works. And let Divine consolations put gladness into our hearts,
and a lustre upon our countenances. The work of our hands, establish thou it;
and, in order to that, establish us in it. Instead of wasting our precious,
fleeting days in pursuing fancies, which leave the possessors for ever poor, let
us seek the forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance in heaven. Let us pray that
the work of the Holy Spirit may appear in converting our hearts, and that the
beauty of holiness may be seen in our conduct.